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CST105 Implementation Partner for SAP Upgrade and SAP on Azure Infrastructure

DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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21 Dec 2023 at 11:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Derbyshire County Council has awarded a contract for an Implementation Partner to support a SAP Upgrade and SAP on Azure Infrastructure to HCL Technologies UK Limited. The procurement stage was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract title is "CST105 Implementation Partner for SAP Upgrade and SAP on Azure Infrastructure" under IT services category. The contract was signed on December 15, 2023, and the process was completed on December 21, 2023.

This contract opportunity with Derbyshire County Council can benefit businesses specialising in IT services, consulting, software development, and support. The award was based on the absence of competition for technical reasons, where the works could only be provided by a specific economic operator due to their unique expertise. Businesses with a strong background in SAP system implementation and Azure infrastructure services would be well-suited to compete for similar future opportunities in this sector.

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Notice Title

CST105 Implementation Partner for SAP Upgrade and SAP on Azure Infrastructure

Notice Description

Direct award of a contract for an Implementation Partner to support a SAP Upgrade and SAP on Azure Infrastructure under Regulation 32 of the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, and Protocol 8 of the Council's Standing Orders Relating to Contracts.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award of a contract for an Implementation Partner to support a SAP Upgrade and SAP on Azure Infrastructure under Regulation 32 of the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, and Protocol 8 of the Council's Standing Orders Relating to Contracts.

Procurement Information

The Council has awarded under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii), where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. It is believed that this regulation is applicable for the following reasons: (1) HCL has built Derbyshire specific data loaders and gained detailed knowledge of the Derbyshire SAP system as it successfully completed three rounds of migration of 12 years worth of production data (3 TB) as well as the successful testing of 62 mission critical interfaces and full UAT including payroll regression testing. The re-use of HCL's data loaders and fix on fail code knowledge is an accelerator and will de-risk the delivery of the programme. Selecting a new system implementer would mean that both data migration and code remediation will have to be started afresh again at a significant additional cost and a much longer delivery time. (2) For the Azure infrastructure services, HCL have a detailed understanding of the specific implementation of SAP S/4HANA as per the Council's requirements as they were responsible for the SAP software implementation. Procuring these services from another 3rd party service provider would result in significant additional complexity in delivering the SAP Upgrade programme as the Council will need to provide knowledge transfer to the new party and manage all the interaction and dependencies between the new 3rd party and the implementation team.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042915
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037640-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Dec 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Gemma Walker
Contact Email
gemma.walker@derbyshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MATLOCK
Postcode
DE4 3AG
Post Town
Derby
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Delivery Location
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Local Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Electoral Ward
Matlock West
Westminster Constituency
Derbyshire Dales

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HCL TECHNOLOGIES

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